Alternate Names: Nakonai
Dialects: Bileki (Lakalai, Mamuga, Muku), Losa (Auka, Loso), Maututu, Ubae (Babata), Vere (Tarobi, Vele).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 13,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).
Language Development: Grammar. NT: 1983.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Papua New Guinea
Other Comments: Major language of the Nakanai family. Christian, traditional religion.